GEOLOGICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING LABORATORY II
Academic year2016/17
CourseGEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Code116DD
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| RILEVAMENTO GEOLOGICO E LAB. CARTOGRAFIA II | GEO/03 | LEZIONI | 210 | |
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Knowledge
The student who completes the course successfully will be able to realize a complete geological map at different scales in areas of medium geological difficult processing a complete legend, tectonic and stratigraphic schemes and building a geological section
He or she will be also able to read and understand a geological map and describe the main structural and stratigraphic features.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
In the written exam (4 hours, reading of a geological map and build of a geologcal cross-section), the student must demonstrate the ability to put into practice and to execute the activities illustrated and carried out under the guidance of the teacher during the course.
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the excercises developed during the course with propriety of expression.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Final written exam
- Written report
Further information:
The student must attend the field trips (10 days of field work during the spring semester and 5 days final field trips). During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge on the main topics developed during the field trips.
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- preparation of oral/written report
- individual study
- group work
- Practical
Attendance: Mandatory
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- laboratory
- project work
- Other
Syllabus
To read a geological maps, structure and use of the legend, geometric principles and recognition of geological structures in cartographic scale, criteria for recognition and distinction of the different types of tectonic structures. Examples of geological maps in sedimentary successions, metamorphic and magmatic.
Techniques for the geological survey. Tools and equipment for field work, the field book and the description of the geological structures. Collection of planar and linear elements and their statistical representation.
To build a geological sections of structures having a horizontal or inclined axis, in deformed areas.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following book:
- Damiani A.V. (1994): Geologia sul terreno e rilevamento Geologico. Editoriale Grasso.
- Mc Clay K. (1992): The mapping of geological structures. Geological Society of London, Handbook series, John Wiley & Sons.
- Roberts J.L. (1982): Introduction to Geological maps and structures. Pergamon Press.
further bibliography will be indicated
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
